Trenton
Trenton is a town located in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Founded in 1786, it is situated on the east bank of the East River of Pictou. The community gained its name in 1882 at the suggestion of a prominent citizen, Harvey Graham, after he visited Trenton, New Jersey.Photo: Verne Equinox, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Town with 2,410 residents
- Description: town in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Also known as: “Trenton, Nova Scotia”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Glasgow and Stellarton.
New Glasgow
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New Glasgow is a town in Pictou County, in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It is situated on the banks of the East River of Pictou, which flows into Pictou Harbour, a sub-basin of the Northumberland Strait.
Stellarton
Town
Photo: Ann Baekken, CC BY 2.0.
Stellarton is a town in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It is adjacent and to the south of the larger town of New Glasgow. In pioneer times the area was called Coal Mines Station, and from 1833 until 1889, it was known as Albion Mines. Stellarton is situated 7 km south of Trenton.
Pictou
Photo: André Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pictou is a small town of 3,200 people in Pictou County, Nova Scotia on the north-western shore of a natural harbour. It is most well-known for its claim to be the birthplace of new Scotland after the landing of the first settlers to come to Nova Scotia directly from Scotland in 1773.
Trenton
- Categories: town in Nova Scotia and locality
- Location: Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
45.61402° or 45° 36′ 51″ northLongitude
-62.63312° or 62° 37′ 59″ westPopulation
2,410Elevation
25 metres (82 feet)United Nations Location Code
CA TRNOpen location code
87QVJ978+JQOpenStreetMap ID
node 2473002214OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Urdu—“Trenton” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Trenton”
- Atikamekw: “Trenton”
- Cebuano: “Trenton”
- Dutch: “Trenton, Nova Scotia”
- Estonian: “Trenton (Nova Scotia)”
- Estonian: “Trenton”
- French: “Trenton”
- Irish: “Baile na Stàilinn”
- Irish: “Trenton”
- Italian: “Trenton”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Trenttūn on Nīwe Scotlande”
- Persian: “ترنتون (نووا اسکوشیا)”
- Persian: “ترنتون، نوا اسکوشیا”
- Polish: “Trenton (Kanada)”
- Polish: “Trenton”
- Portuguese: “Trenton”
- Russian: “Трентон”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Baile na Stàilinn”
- Spanish: “Trenton”
- Swedish: “Trenton, Nova Scotia”
- Swedish: “Trenton”
- Ukrainian: “Трентон”
- Urdu: “ٹرینٹن، نووا سکوٹیا”
- “Baile na Stàilinn”
- “Trenton”
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